Karen O’Brien, controlled drug accountable officer (CDAO), Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, describes why medicines optimisation – a key focus for the NHS Long Term Plan – is important to her. She describes [read more]
As reported by the BBC, NICE has stated that abortion services in England must be more consistent The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said that abortion services in England must be [read more]
Thousands more people are likely to be offered blood pressure-lowering drugs as part of a drive to prevent heart attacks and strokes. The new guidance is out for consultation until the end of April, with [read more]
New NICE guidelines on asthma treatment weren’t that well-received when they were launched in early 2018, but treating the condition remains a priority for the NHS. In a detailed Q&A Dr Andy Whittamore, clinical lead [read more]
MPS and NICE revise cauda equina syndrome establishing the red flag symptoms – changes which should help GPs and other healthcare professionals make more effective referrals in the future The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been instrumental [read more]
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian A ‘worrying’ number of family doctors are not offering at-risk patients a preventive breast cancer drug, a charity has said. A study found that only half [read more]
Credit: This story was first seen on The Manchester Evening News A pensioner who felt she was being branded a ‘hypochondriac’ died from cancer after failures by her doctor meant she wasn’t diagnosed with the [read more]
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